Show 1 - The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday September 2 1982 MSU NAU kick off Big Sky’s ’82 season By United easier weekend than Montana State NAU has Press International The 1982 Big Sky Conference football season begins this Saturday on the road for two league teams with Montana State at Utah and Northern Arixona at Fullerton State The rest of the conference’s teams have a bye on the first weekend and will all be in action - Sept 11 The past Montana 4-- State-Uta- h eight games through 1951 — defined the terms underdog and matchup Tim MSU Bobcats have never beaten the Utes have been outscored in and were shutout in six of those the series games Montana State coach Doug So first-yehe Graber says "obviously has some concerns" about Saturday night's game in Salt Lake City and admits he’s "more than a little nervous” And Graber says senior defensive tackle John Nord (88 285) probably won’t play in the game and that MSU’s leading rusher — senior tailback Tony Boddie may not be at full strength "John injured his ankle playing in a pickup hufirfthpii game during the summer and had to have the ankle put in a cast” Graber says "He’s still not even close to back in shape yet” And Graber says Boddie injured his ankle during a scrimmage Aug 27 won’t practice the week before the Utah game "and we won't know how much he can play WeH have to play it by ear” "We certainly want to get off to a good start in our opener at Utah” Graber added “But we also want to come out of the game healthy We Just don’t have the personnel to pound away at people like Utah because we lack depth in the lop-sid-ed 425-1- 3 ar - lines” n Based on past Northern State games the Lumberjacks may have an Arixona-Fullerto- Walker status still doubtful ATHENS Ga (UPI) — Georgia tailback Herschel Walker will have his broken right thumb examined again Saturday but Coach Vince Dooley said Wednesday he still feels Walker will not play in Monday night’s nationally televised football game against ca Omnn "It all hinges on the doctor” said Dooley “If he says ‘Okay he can play but these are the risks' then I have a decision to make” Bid Dooley stressed that Dr William Mulherin had told him earlier it would take a minimum of three weeks before Walker could play and the recuperation period will not be up until Sept 11 when the Bulldogs face second in their game Brigham Young “All these things sdd up to me that he’s not going to play” said Dooley Walker who worked out Tuesday for the first time since his injury with a thick pad on his thumb said he might not know until Monday if 7th-rank- ed hecanplay “I'm going to take what the doctor says and I think he’s going to take what I say too” said Walker "He really can’t see much even from the y about how it has healed I’m going to listen to him snd see what the odds are that I would hurt it if I play I would like to play” Dooley said he understood the skepticism expressed by Clemson coaches and players over whether Walker would not be available “I don’t blame them (for being skeptical)” Dooley said “It’s a natural attitude I also feel our fans sre sitting there hoping that what they hear is not true” Walker said he thinks the Bulldogs can beat the defending national champion Tigers without him X-ra- EVERYTHING Now thru Saturday Sopt 4 during our END-OF-SEAS- ON CLEARANCE Starfire & Baja Boats Mercury Motors Boating accessories Motor parts Water Skis & -- Skiing Accessories ALL 20 OFF PETERSON EQUIPMENT COMPANY 2S33 NO MAIN 8-- 6 PHONE Weekdays 8-1- 2 752-S- 1 Sat played the Titans four times winning two of the games First-yea- r Northern Arizona coach Joe Harper returns 19 starters and looks strong on offense with quarterback Scott Lindquist and running back Rusty Summers both back But Harper says "These starters are from a team that went 7 last year They are veterans but they need to learn to win Also we have a lot of seniors and a lot of freshmen with little in 1 0 between so we can’t afford many injuries” When the coaches met one month ago in Sun Valley Idaho they picked 1980 Big Sky champion Boise State and defending titlist Idaho State to battle for this year’s crown giving the Broncos the edge over the Bengsls And five of the msjor nstkmal football magazines have also picked Boise State as the No 1 team in the NCAA Division They are: College and Pro Football Weekly Goal Post Pigskin Preview Sporting News and A Street and Smiths The sixth national Pro and College Football Roundup — rates Idaho State No 1 The Broncos open the season at home Sept 11 against Fullerton State the team that is playing NAU this Saturday While Idaho State will be at Drake on Sept 11 Tbe other Big Sky openers Sept 11 have Idaho at Washington State Montana at Hawaii Nevada-Ren- o at home against Texas All and Weber State hosting Eastern Washington — Redd’s out NEW ORLEANS The New (UPI) Orleans Saints said Wednesday second-yea- r linebacker Glen Redd from Brigham Young University will probably miss the entire 1982 season due to a broken arm The Saints placed Redd on injured reserve status after he broke his arm during the - 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